星期六晚,到了Emilie Simon在怡和大廈地庫的一所意大利餐廳舉行的Live Show。完場時,有些朋友在餐廳門外派發本地Band Show的宣傳單張。我從其中一張宣傳單張上,看到了一隊本地樂隊名為The David Bowie Knives,於時又引發了我已經漸見乾塘的口水。
David Bowie
David Bowie原名David Robert Jones。X﹣Japan主音結手他Hide在去世之前組的樂隊Zilch,有一首歌名叫What's up Mr. Jones,歌詞用了大量David Bowie的歌名或歌詞。這也應該是Hide對偶像的Glam Rock時期致敬的作品吧。言歸正傳,卻說在David Bowie開始自己的音樂事業不久之後,他認為自己的藝名Davy(Davies) Jones容易令人把他與The Monkees的成員Davy Jones混淆,於是他自己取名David Bowie。Bowie這一個姓氏來自美國軍人James Bowie上校,這位上校除了在德州革命扮演了重要角色而聞名以為,最為人所熟悉的是他在一場決鬥中使用了這一款現在名為Bowie knife的短刀擊殺對方,而使這種小刀廣為流傳。沒有估計錯誤的話,這應該也就是本地樂隊The David Bowie Knives名字的由來吧。
Bob Dylan
大名鼎鼎的Bob Dylan,原名Robert Allen Zimmerman。如果你知道,David Bowie就有一首歌叫Song For Bob Dylan,歌詞也在大唱「Hey you Robert Zimmerman」。Bob Dylan在入讀明尼蘇達大學時開始用這一個藝名演出。Bob原無意外是來自Robert,Dylan則是來自Bob Dylan喜歡的詩人Dyan Thomas。這也是電影Dangerous Mind之中一段情節的由來:米雪菲花以為同僚所指的詩人為Dylan Thomas,而事實上她同僚是在說Bob Dylan。Bob Dylan自己說過:「有時你出生的名字是一個錯誤的名字﹐也會與生俱來得到了錯誤的父母……我指,這會發生。而按你所想的稱呼自己,這就是自由的地方。」
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop的藝名由來則比較不容易看出由來。Iggy Pop的原名為James Newell Osterberg, Jr,他的父母因為被美籍瑞典裔家庭所收養,所以得到了一個瑞典姓氏。Iggy Pop是在The Stooges成軍以後在一場MC5(來自底特律,樂評Lester Bangs也是他們的樂迷)的演場會後決定使用的。Iggy本來是他的早期的一個花名,來自Pop在大學年代的樂隊The Iguanas,而Pop則是來自一個跟Iggy Pop相似的人,被The Stooges成員用來稱呼他的花名。
Lady Gaga
任何人都比我要熟悉Lady Gaga,事實我還未有半次認真一點去聽她的歌,她的原名我就無謂扮熟,作為Lady Gaga樂迷的你應該早己知道吧?Lady Gaga這個stage name是來自Queen的一首名曲Radio Ga Ga(作曲的是鼓手Roger Taylor)。據那位發掘Lady Gaga,而兩人現在己經因財失義的監製Rob Fusari所講,當時Lady Gaga正在尋找一個藝名,而以往每當Lady Gaga進入錄音室時,Rob都會唱起Radio Ga Ga。有一次Rob發訊息給Lady Gaga時,手機的auto correction把Radio變成了Lady。當Lady Gaga看到了短訊,便決定用Lady Gaga作為藝名。
Franz Ferdinand
樂隊的原名叫做Archduke Ferdinand,來自一匹馬。這一匹砍馬的名字Archduke Ferdinand亦即是奧地利的腓迪南大公(Archduke Franz Ferdinand),他在薩拉熱窩遇刺身亡,亦成為了第一次世界大戰的導火線。在遇刺前一天,腓迪南大公已經遇上一次大型行刺,甚至有手榴彈拋向他而僅僅被他用手格開。這一次行刺造成多人受傷,而腓迪南大公第二天決定到醫院探望傷者。在前往醫院途中,碰巧其司機轉錯彎,被第一天有份參加行刺但沒機會下手的行刺者普林西普遇見。在司機倒車期間,普林西普乘機會拔槍發射,令腓迪南大公夫婦當場斃命。按樂隊成員所言,他們取這一個名字,其實跟大公沒有關係,只是因為他們喜歡這個名字的頭韻(Alliteration)而已。
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
fPic Sync
fPic Sync is a free application for you to sync your friends' facebook profile pic into your phone's addressbook. It's simple, robust and handy for enriching your iphone contacts.
Besides the official facebook iphone app which also support sync contact data to your iphone address book, there are a few paid app also has the similiar functionality. Sure, with you money you paid, you can have something more features for the synchronization.
fPic Sync is a free. It's target to be light weight and simply do the lightest work but what most of the users care most, sync the profile pic to your iphone.
We could enchance the app to sync more data from your friend's facebook profile to your iphone address book. Let us know what you think. The point is, we would like to keep it free and easy. Let us know what you think.
Go get it :)
Besides the official facebook iphone app which also support sync contact data to your iphone address book, there are a few paid app also has the similiar functionality. Sure, with you money you paid, you can have something more features for the synchronization.
fPic Sync is a free. It's target to be light weight and simply do the lightest work but what most of the users care most, sync the profile pic to your iphone.
We could enchance the app to sync more data from your friend's facebook profile to your iphone address book. Let us know what you think. The point is, we would like to keep it free and easy. Let us know what you think.
Go get it :)
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